Read CEO and Co-Founder of Veda Meghan Gaffney’s Medium.com Interview
Medium Authority Magazine — Women-led businesses are on the rise, and the data shows they often outperform their peers. From fostering strong company cultures to driving innovation and long-term success, women bring unique strengths to entrepreneurship and leadership. What are the key reasons behind their success? Read Meghan Gaffney‘s interview with Authority Magazine below.
Thank you so much for doing this with us! Before we dig in, our readers would like to get to know you a bit more. Can you tell us a bit about your “backstory”? What led you to this particular career path?
I worked on Capitol Hill during the development of the Affordable Care Act and had the unique opportunity to hear perspectives on the future of healthcare from hospital executives, insurers, and patient advocates. Data was at the center of many challenges patients faced when accessing care, but it wasn’t the focus of any proposed solutions. I learned most patients simply want the basics: the ability to find a provider who they can easily and quickly book an appointment with. Quite simply, I knew there had to be a better way for people to access a provider.
Can you share the most interesting story that happened to you since you began your career
What I’ve found over and over again is how bipartisan healthcare is. From working on Capitol Hill to CEO of a healthcare technology company, healthcare’s impact is universal. It’s a rare piece of common ground for both sides of the aisle.
Can you share a story about the funniest mistake you made when you were first starting? Can you tell us what lesson you learned from that?
One of the mistakes I made in the early fundraising days was trying to contort our business into something that it wasn’t to appeal to a broader audience. We were offering technology that was fundamentally different from what everyone else was doing in Silicon Valley and initially, instead of leaning into that, I tried to appeal to everyone. Even down to my slide deck framework, I made it look like what the market was used to seeing.
I learned broad visions that address all areas of a market can muddy the water on what your next steps are. It’s difficult to find out where your product will fit if it fits everywhere. I quickly realized an authentic voice and viewpoint was far more valuable than doing what everyone else was doing.
Read the full interview from Medium Authority Magazine: Meghan Gaffney of Veda On 5 Reasons Why Women Build Great Companies, An Interview With Vanessa Ogle
